Dear Editor,
The recent spate of attempted robberies and extortions, and even suicides, by some of our police officers, has left me in a quandary.
On one hand, each man is responsible for his own soul, and can blame neither anything nor anyone else for either losing or 'trading' it; no sympathies from me in this regard, because sympathies wouldn't have helped. On the other hand, these police officers, like many of us in society, are prey to the powerful truth uttered by the richest and wisest man of his time, King Solomon, which is "money answereth all things". If any person fully understands this saying, I pray that they do so in faith, lest a similar fate to that of those "lost" cops befalls him or her.
Incidentally, my dad has always told me that "money must be a man's best friend". It is in a similar vein, although with more jest, that he euphemistically describes being broke as being "financially embarrassed". I am sure those "lost" police officers were in a better financial standing than many of the law-abiding citizens that they swore to protect, but perhaps not as financially independent as King Solomon — or at least as much as they wanted to be — as it is really nice when you don't have to nervously calculate your coins and the rest of cash when spending.
Even outside the context of spending, one can better withstand ridicule, assaults, rejection, a cheating spouse and other injustices once one has money in his pocket. Even one's sins can be faced more boldly once one is well endowed with funds. So, it should not come as a surprise that even those who you wouldn't expect to rob, lie, cheat, kill, or "bow", even at the risk of losing their dignity, freedom, life, close relationships and soul, will do so to acquire the money that it takes to quiet or "answer" all of their detractors.
Andre O Sheppy
Norwood, St James
astrangely@outlook.com
Money answers all
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The recent spate of attempted robberies and extortions, and even suicides, by some of our police officers, has left me in a quandary.
On one hand, each man is responsible for his own soul, and can blame neither anything nor anyone else for either losing or 'trading' it; no sympathies from me in this regard, because sympathies wouldn't have helped. On the other hand, these police officers, like many of us in society, are prey to the powerful truth uttered by the richest and wisest man of his time, King Solomon, which is "money answereth all things". If any person fully understands this saying, I pray that they do so in faith, lest a similar fate to that of those "lost" cops befalls him or her.
Incidentally, my dad has always told me that "money must be a man's best friend". It is in a similar vein, although with more jest, that he euphemistically describes being broke as being "financially embarrassed". I am sure those "lost" police officers were in a better financial standing than many of the law-abiding citizens that they swore to protect, but perhaps not as financially independent as King Solomon — or at least as much as they wanted to be — as it is really nice when you don't have to nervously calculate your coins and the rest of cash when spending.
Even outside the context of spending, one can better withstand ridicule, assaults, rejection, a cheating spouse and other injustices once one has money in his pocket. Even one's sins can be faced more boldly once one is well endowed with funds. So, it should not come as a surprise that even those who you wouldn't expect to rob, lie, cheat, kill, or "bow", even at the risk of losing their dignity, freedom, life, close relationships and soul, will do so to acquire the money that it takes to quiet or "answer" all of their detractors.
Andre O Sheppy
Norwood, St James
astrangely@outlook.com
Money answers all
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